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Art that inspires science
Cell biologist Don Ingber explains how a modern sculpture inspired his major breakthrough in biology.
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Reinventing the Critic
Arts critics are forced to get resourceful when their old funding sources dry up....
Van Gogh's Ear
Either Van Gogh cut off his ear, or Paul Gauguin did it for him; art historians can't decide....
Recession TV
How far into the reality of the recession will network television shows take viewers?...
Rule-breaking play wins Pulitzer Prize
Playwright Lynn Nottage has won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama for her play about the rape of two women in war-torn the Democratic Republic of Congo....
The role of a US minister of culture
Musician Quincy Jones has circulated a petition urging the White House to appoint a "minister of culture." ...
16th Century arts scene
A sizable rivalry existed between three of the most successful painters of 16th Century Venice: Titian, Tintoretto, and Veronese....
Poetry drives the top-rated Arab TV show
“The Millions’ Poet” is the Arab world's "American Idol," but it's not about music; it's all about poetry. ...
From Mao’s Prison to Playing Willy Loman
The autobiography of China's greatest actor, Ying Ruochen, goes from imprisonment by a Communist government to being directed by Arthur Miller....